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A bill would make more street vendor permits and licenses available.

A mayor busy with his own legal woes launched the enforcement action targeting prostitution, illegal vending and other so-called quality-of-life concerns.

There are fewer vendors and reduced foot traffic. Vendors say sales have suffered.

The increase coincides with anecdotal reports of an uptick in vendors in city subways.

Volunteers lend aid to migrant street vendors, who say child care is one of their most pressing needs.

Ditching the cap would also make a big difference to unauthorized merchants now toiling in the underground economy, the city’s Independent Budget Office says.

Citing overcrowding and safety concerns, Mayor Eric Adams says vendors will be banned from the span starting Wednesday.

Idle since a summer crackdown, the new market will be smaller and offer fewer food choices.

Street vendors say the monthslong enforcement effort has hit their pocketbooks and changed the Queens neighborhood.

The enforcement of where and when street vendors ply their trade has been a source of conflict in New York City for years.